The first real storm of the season blankets the porch railing with white

The first appreciable storm of the 2011/2012 season hits the Tahoe area!  A foot at 6,500′ – stop reading this article now and get your ski boots on!  

The first real storm of the season blankets the porch railing with a solid foot of white.

 

Finally, it's a pain in the ass to walk down the stairs!

 

Remote weather stations at Alpine Meadows and Squaw reported 16″ at 6,900′ and 15″ at 8,200′ respectively.  Are you really still reading this?   The snow should be amazing with temps hovering around 25 F during the snow and wind speeds only gusting in the high 50mph range.

Yeah Snow! Remote Data From Squaw Valley's Remote Weather Station, 8,200'

 

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